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June 2, 2010

G54: Red Sox 6, Athletics 4

After a questionable out call at first base to begin the game, Matsuzaka gave up a double, another double, and a home run. After only 12 pitches, Boston trailed 3-0.

But then -- just like the old saw about Tim Wakefield getting it back as quickly as he lost it -- Dice settled down. He scattered a handful of singles over the next 5+ innings and the Red Sox bats took the lead.

In the bottom of the first, Marco Scutaro singled and David Ortiz doubled off the Wall. Kevin Youkilis singled them both in and it was 3-2. Darnell McDonald opened the fifth with a double and Ortiz smoked a two-out dong to right. Boston led 4-3.

With two outs in the seventh, Dice hit a batter and allowed a single, but Daniel Bard got out of the 1st/3rd jam by striking out Kurt Suzuki. Bard then pitched a 1-2-3 eighth. In the meantime, Scutaro and Dustin Pedroia hit back-to-back doubles (FY's 1st RBI in more than two weeks) in the seventh and Scuatro blooped an RBI single into left center in the eighth.

Jonathan Papelbon gave up a solo home run in the ninth, but got the save.

In addition to his double and dong, Flo walked twice. Scutaro had three hits. McDonald had two hits and a walk. J.D. Drew tripled to start the sixth, but watched in dismay as the next three hitters all popped out.

In Toronto, the Blue Jays shit the chambre for the second night in a row, blowing a 2-1 lead in the ninth inning and losing to the Rays 7-3. The worthless Jays dropped behind the Red Sox with the loss. The Yankees beat the Orioles 9-1.

Watts said "he has had a compulsive habit for decades of actually sketching every new hotel room he occupies – and its furnishings – immediately upon entering it. He stated he keeps every sketch, but still doesn't know why he feels the compulsion to do this."

You are right, Allan. As a lawyer, I am deeply embarrassed that I phrased the question that way! I think, however, that Dice has answered my question for me this inning. I am going to get ice cream now. If the score is any worse when I return, I will drink myself into a deep sleep.

My question should have been: Dare I watch the game or should I spare my health and watch something else instead?

mmmmmmmm......Billy Beane is a great statistician and thinker, only an average writer. Theo probably won't ever write a book as great as Moneyball. Who cares? Beane will never coach a team to a World Series title. Fenway is GREAT because the fans are close to the PLAYING FIELD, and therefore the players, instead of watching from the other side of an avenue's worth of non-playing-field ground. Is taht all they got ;>

Next batter was out. Players got on Joyce and then Leyland was in his face.

He was in perfect position. I'm always amazed that they usually get those close calls correct, even when it looks different in real time. I don't know what happened here? It's like he wanted to break up the perfecto. Be the story.

No, I had a great angle on it. I just missed the damn call. I missed it. I missed it from here to the...wall. I really thought I got the call right. I thought he beat the play. I thought he beat him to the bag. I thought he beat it. At that moment...

Now that I'm standing here and I've seen it on the replay...I missed it, I missed it.

Clarifying - Been a while since we've seen Papi with the IBB.Or at least it's been a while since I'VE seen it.GDGD - "in play - no outs". Me - "yay!" Then it goes on to describe a routine fielder's choice.pffffft